u/Lost_Ad4258

I have 9 years of experience, backend developer. Was working in a good product company. My last ctc was in the 35 lpa range.

I got around 12 interviews in the last 3.5 months, which itself I feel is too less. I feel like interviews are so tough now, even if I answer 90 percent of questions I am still not selected. I have only been to the final round twice.

By the end of May, I will be unemployed for 4 months. Financially there is no issue but not getting even one offer is starting to worry.

How long does it make sense to continue applying till I start making serious paycuts (25 lpa range).

Should I do any courses or certifications during this time.

Or, Is it game over already and should I look at alternative sources of income.

Has anyone else noticed this?

When I play in the noon, players I get tend to be slightly stronger, and when I play past midnight, the players tend to get slightly weaker. Note that all players are relatively of the same rating. Is this because of different set of players being active in different timezones?